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#16 MacPherson, James, QB

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Position: QB
Date of Birth: 09/02/1980
Height: 6' 0"   Weight: 195 lbs
College Experience: Wake Forest Univ.
Throws: R

Biography:

AFL CAREER NOTES
• Played two seasons (2007-08) in the AFL with the Georgia Force and the Grand Rapids Rampage.
• Took over as Grand Rapids’ starter in Week 3 of the 2008 season and finished fifth overall in touchdowns thrown (87), second in average yards per pass attempt (8.45) and first in passing touchdown percentage (18.6%).
• In 2008, 119.3 passer rating marked second highest total in Rampage single-season history.
• Became the third quarterback in Rampage history to rush for over 100 yards (120) in a single season in 2008.
• First member of the Rampage to earn two AFL Offensive Player of the Week awards in a single season in 2008 (Week 4 and Week 15).
• On June 7, 2008, set a Grand Rapids record with 10 passing touchdowns against the Colorado Crush.
• Led all 2008 AFL postseason quarterbacks in completions (90) and attempts (130) and ranked second in passing yards (925).
• Named the AFL Offensive Player of the Month for June 2008 after completing 73.8% of his passes, averaging 310 yards per game and totaling 26 overall touchdowns.
• Served as backup to All-AFL First Team quarterback Chris Greisen in all 16 regular-season games in 2007 with the Force.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES
• Played one season (2006) with the arenafootball2’s Green Bay Blizzard.
• In 11 games with the Blizzard in 2006, completed 163 of 243 passes for 2,241 yards and 36 touchdowns.
• Rushed 28 times for 44 yards and four scores for the Blizzard in 2006.
• In 2003, briefly served as a backup quarterback for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts after participating in the team’s training camp.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES
• Four-year (1999-2002) letterwinner at Wake Forest University.
• Named to the Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team as a senior in 2002.
• Completed 349 of 639 passes for 4,716 yards, which ranked seventh all-time in Wake Forest history.
• Named MVP of the Seattle Bowl in 2002 after completing nine of 16 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns against the University of Oregon.
• Earned All-Southern Arizona honors as both a quarterback and a punter at Mountain View (Ariz.) High School.
• All-region selection as a shortstop and pitcher in high school.
• Named a “Scholar-Athlete” by the Arizona Interscholastic Association in high school.

 

Career Statistics »

Year League Club GP Att Cmp Pct Pass Yds Pass TD INT Rush Rush Yds Rush TD
2008 AFL Grand Rapids 15 467 318 68.1 3,944 87 16 36 120 8
2007 AFL Georgia 3 4 3 75.0 41 1 0 1 0 0
Active Rampage Players »
97 Arp, Donovan DL
91 Gause, George DL
2 Haith, William "Roc" DB
0 Harris, Erick DB
1 Hawkins, Ahmad DB
95 Johnson, Tom DL
7 Martin, Chris DB
40 McFadden, Michael LB
43 Murphy, Leif LB
99 Ville, Zach DL
47 Bell, Whitney FB
0 Brewster, Carlton WR
11 Browden, Terrell FB
6 Higgins, Kenny WR
78 Jiles, Reggie OL
8 Johnson, Chris WR
16 MacPherson, James QB
21 Magner, Cole WR
73 Watkins, T.J. FB
Other League Exempt List »
0 Fowler, Eric WR

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